"..Over the years, India has - like most other countries - passed legislation that dilutes the right of its citizens to own and acquire property. Underlying much of this legislation is the concept of 'eminent domain' [liberated territory], whereby right of private citizens to certain properties may be curtailed or withdrawn [including right to live, if so needed] if the government [even if it happens to be Left] could make a case [or just speculate through media] that a 'greater public good' would be attained. The concept has seen wide use not just in India, but in developed nations of the West (where it originated) as well. In the US, some town councils cite this principle by voting [which is not needed in India because all political parties - Left, Right or Gandhian are all for it] to replace low tax-paying houses with new condos to earn higher property taxes [as against in India where even high paying tax houses are simply replaced by service institutions with full tax waiver]. In India, where the standards of public probity are far lower [and public participation denied any space], state governments have often used it to acquire land from public to sell to big corporate groups [or newly formed real estate finance managers for the purpose, with kickbacks assured in the form of shares or portion of such territory being transacted]..."
Well said. Note: [opinions are mine] CK Raju On 24 Jun, 10:29, Anivar Aravind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SEZ Act 2006 > Just Dump it --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
